Typhus+fever

  • 51murine typhus — noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash • Syn: ↑rat typhus, ↑urban typhus, ↑endemic typhus • Hypernyms: ↑typhus, ↑typhus fever * * *… …

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  • 52endemic typhus — noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash • Syn: ↑murine typhus, ↑rat typhus, ↑urban typhus • Hypernyms: ↑typhus, ↑typhus fever …

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  • 53rat typhus — noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash • Syn: ↑murine typhus, ↑urban typhus, ↑endemic typhus • Hypernyms: ↑typhus, ↑typhus fever …

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  • 54urban typhus — noun acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash • Syn: ↑murine typhus, ↑rat typhus, ↑endemic typhus • Hypernyms: ↑typhus, ↑typhus fever …

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  • 55ship fever — noun : typhus 1a * * * ship fever noun A form of typhus fever • • • Main Entry: ↑ship * * * ship fever, typhus as occurring on overcrowded ships …

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  • 56hospital fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 57jail fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 58putrid fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 59Ship fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 60jail-fever — n. typhus fever, epidemic typhus …

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